2015年CRI Chinese FM Says Xi's Visit to Bolster China-U.S. Trust, Cooperation

 

Next Tuesday to Friday will be Chinese President Xi Jinping's first official State visit to the United States since taking office around two years ago.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the trip is mostly going to be a trust-building exercise.

"President Xi Jinping's visit is meant to promote mutual¹ trust and dismiss suspicion between the two countries. He will have several conferences with President Obama and people of various circles in the US, with peaceful development and win-win cooperation clearly as the main agenda. He's going to promote the idea that truth and reconciliation² benefits both sides, while antagonism³ only hurts one-another. President Xi Jinping will make it clear that there would be no conflicts between China and USA on specific issues, including world order, as well as order in the Asia-Pacific."

A series of collaborative agreements are also due to be signed in areas such as finance, trade, energy and climate change.

But Wang Yi says the main goal of the trip is to reach-out to the average person in the US.

"President Xi Jinping will spend a lot of time interacting with people in different states, different companies and friendly groups. He'll be giving a lot of speeches, as well as meeting with students and teachers. This is one area where a series of significant initiatives are going to be announced. We believe the President's visit will generate a new wave of interest in China in US society."

As part of his time in the United States, Xi Jinping will be making a stop at UN headquarters in New York to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

"Together with the international community, President Xi Jinping will talk about the arduous⁴ process humanity had to go through to achieve peace. At the same time, the President will also outline China's stand on a number of international issues. He will also announce steps the Chinese side is going to take in support of the United Nations, as well as promoting China's responsibility and obligation in safeguarding world peace."

President Xi Jinping's forthcoming time in the US will be the third meeting between himself and U.S. President Barack Obama over the past three years.

1 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

2 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

3 antagonism   

n.对抗，敌对，对立

参考例句：

• People did not feel a strong antagonism for established policy.人们没有对既定方针产生强烈反应。
• There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies.工会和石油公司之间仍然存在着相当大的敌意。

4 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。